1 Corinthians 1:8-31

81who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in 2the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 93God is faithful, through whom you were 4called into 5fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10Now 6I exhort you, 7brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all 8agree and that there be no 910divisions among you, but that you be 11made complete in 12the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12Now I mean this, that 13each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of 14Apollos,” and “I of 15Cephas,” and “I of Christ.” 1316Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you 17baptized 18in the name of Paul? 1419I thank God that I 20baptized none of you except 21Crispus and 22Gaius, 15so that no one would say you were baptized 23in my name. 16Now I did baptize also the 24household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 1725For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, 26not in 27cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

18For the word of the cross is 28foolishness to 29those who 30are perishing, but to us who 31are being saved it is 32the power of God. 19For it is written, “33I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.” 2034Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of 35this age? Has not God 36made foolish the wisdom of 37the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God 38the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, 39God was well-pleased through the 40foolishness of the 41message preached to 42save those who believe. 22For indeed 43Jews ask for 44signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23but we preach 4546Christ crucified, 47to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles 48foolishness, 24but to those who are 49the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 50the power of God and 51the wisdom of God. 25Because the 52foolishness of God is wiser than men, and 53the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26For 54consider your 55calling, brethren, that there were 56not many wise according to 57the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but 58God has chosen the foolish things of 59the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of 60the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the base things of 61the world and the despised God has chosen, 62the things that are not, so that He may 63nullify the things that are, 29so that 64no 65man may boast before God. 30But 66by His doing you are in 67Christ Jesus, who became to us 68wisdom from God, 69and 70righteousness and 71sanctification, and 72redemption, 31so that, just as it is written, “73Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”